It is now possible to buy Tesla cars with cryptocurrency Bitcoin.
Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO (photo), said on Twitter on the afternoon of the 24th (local time), “You can buy Tesla with bitcoin now.”
First of all, you can pay Tesla with bitcoin only in the US. Musk added to Twitter that customers outside the U.S. could buy Tesla with bitcoin in the’second half of the year’. It did not mention in which countries it would be possible.
How to buy Tesla with Bitcoin was also posted on Tesla’s website. Tesla cars are currently sold for $37,990 to $124,000 before tax. Musk said that it plans to continue to hold the bitcoin it received as bitcoin, and that it will not convert it into another fiat currency. Musk has been dominating the market in recent months by mentioning Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on Twitter. Tesla announced that it purchased $1.5 billion (about 1.7 trillion won) worth of bitcoin last month, and that it will allow the purchase of Tesla with bitcoin.
On the 15th of this month, he submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that he was newly given the title of’Technoking’ and Jack Kirkhorn’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO)’Master of Coin’. Revealed in the data. The assignment of the new title has to do with Tesla’s purchase of Bitcoin, officials analyzed. On this day, the price of bitcoin rose sharply right before Musk tweeted, exceeding $56700 (about 3.8% increase) in 2 hours.
As Tesla actively embraces bitcoin, Tesla’s stock price is increasingly tied to the value of bitcoin, according to US economic media CNBC. Tesla’s stock price and bitcoin value have increased significantly over the past 12 months. Tesla’s share price increased from $100 to $600 per share, and the value of Bitcoin from $7,000 to $55,000, respectively.
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